bo·lide (b  l d, -l d)n. A meteoric fireball. [French, from Latin bolis, bolid-, kind of meteor, from Greek, missile, flash (of lightning), from ballein, to throw; see gwel  - in Indo-European roots.] |
bolide [ˈbəʊlaɪd -lɪd]
n
(Astronomy) a large exceptionally bright meteor that often explodes Also called fireball
[from French, from bolis missile; see ballista]
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| Noun | 1. |  bolide - an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)shooting star, meteor - a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode |
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